Verse List for EST 4:2

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OET (OET-RV) But no one was wearing mourning garb was allowed inside the king’s gate, so when Mordekai reached the gate, he had to stay just outside it.

OET-LV And_he _went to to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _gate _of the_king if/because there_was_not to_go into the _gate _of the_king in_clothing _of sackcloth.

ULT And he came only as far as before the face of the gate of the king because no one was to come into the gate of the king while wearing sackcloth.

UST But no one who was wearing sackcloth was allowed inside the king’s gate. So when Mordecai reached the gate, he had to stay just outside of it.

BSB & MSB But he went only as far as the king ’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering [that] gate.

OEB He went as far as the king’s gate, but no one could enter the gate clothed with sackcloth.

WEBBE & WMBB He came even before the king’s gate, for no one is allowed inside the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

MSG ^(1-3)When Mordecai learned what had been done, he ripped his clothes to shreds and put on sackcloth and ashes. Then he went out in the streets of the city crying out in loud and bitter cries. He came only as far as the King’s Gate, for no one dressed in sackcloth was allowed to enter the King’s Gate. As the king’s order was posted in every province, there was loud lament among the Jews—fasting, weeping, wailing. And most of them stretched out on sackcloth and ashes.

NET But he went no further than the king’s gate, for no one was permitted to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.

LSV and he comes to the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come to the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.

FBV He went as far as the palace gate, because no one was allowed to enter the palace gate wearing sackcloth.

T4T He stood outside the gate of the palace, because no one who was wearing sackcloth was allowed to enter the palace.

LEB he went up to the entrance of the gate of the king, for he could not go to the gate of the king in sackcloth.

BBE And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

Moff he even went in front of the king’s Gate (for inside the king’s Gate no person in sackcloth was allowed to pass).

JPS and he came even before the king's gate; for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

ASV and he came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter within the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

DRA And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king’s court.

YLT and he cometh in unto the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come in unto the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.

Drby and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

RV and he came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter within the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

SLT And he will come even before the king’s gate: for none to come into the king’s gate in putting on sackcloth.

Wbstr And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

KJB-1769 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

KJB-1611 And came euen before the kings gate: for none might enter into the kings gate clothed with sackcloth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And came before the kinges gate: but he might not enter within the kinges gate, because he had sackcloth on.
(And came before the kings gate: but he might not enter within the kings gate, because he had sackcloth on.)

Gnva And he came euen before the Kings gate, but he might not enter within the Kings gate, being clothed with sackecloth.
(And he came even before the Kings gate, but he might not enter within the Kings gate, being clothed with sackcloth.)

Cvdl and came before the kynges gate: for there might no man entre within the kynges gate, that had a sack cloth on.
(and came before the kings gate: for there might no man enter within the kings gate, that had a sack cloth on.)

Wycl and he yede with this yellyng `til to the yatis of the paleis; for it was not leueful a man clothid with a sak to entre in to the halle of the kyng.
(and he went with this yelling till to the gates of the palace; for it was not lawful a man clothed with a sack to enter in to the hall of the king.)

Luth Und kam vor das Tor des Königs. Denn es mußte niemand zu des Königs Tor eingehen, der einen Sack anhätte.
(And came before/in_front_of the doorway the kings. Because it had_to no_one to/for the kings doorway enter, the/of_the a sack/bag anhätte.)

ClVg et hoc ejulatu usque ad fores palatii gradiens. Non enim erat licitum indutum sacco aulam regis intrare.[fn]
(and this eyulatu until to door/entrance palaces walking. Not/No because was permissible indutum bag/sack aulam king to_enter.)

UHB וַ⁠יָּב֕וֹא עַ֖ד לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר־הַ⁠מֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לָ⁠ב֛וֹא אֶל־שַׁ֥עַר הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּ⁠לְב֥וּשׁ שָֽׂק׃ ‡

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